Ethan raised an eyebrow at Ember’s question. “What if I don’t help them and let them fend for themselves? You’d rather come with me than stay with them?”
The cat yawned. “[I have a pact with you, not them. And I’m not done exploring this world.]”
Ethan snorted...
2024-11-21 19:31:05 +0000 UTC View Post“[Okay Maurice. There’s a B-rank within two hundred feet of us. And it’s not moving, like you requested, and before you say anything, I won’t tell where it is. Does that work for you?]”
Maurice rubbed both claws together. It took them a couple of tries to get things right...
2024-11-21 19:30:56 +0000 UTC View PostSoon after the revelation about rifts and other worlds, Liz got up and went to continue her watch. Amelie was quiet for a few moment, and then she sighed, then leaned over and scratch the cat behind the ears.
The cat purred happily, little flames dancing over its fur, which didn’t seem to...
2024-11-20 17:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostHenry pulled himself into the mountainous cave and gave Stormsong a couple of seconds to slip past him before he plugged and camouflaged the exit.
From one of his many ink clones, he watched the green scaled creature leisurely swim by, undulating away. It hissed, and the sound made his fles...
2024-11-20 17:00:00 +0000 UTC View PostEthan trudged toward the light of the higher camp he could see in the distance, eyes peeled for Liz and her group. He tried to sense Ember, thinking it might be possible through their pact, but if it were, he’d have to do more testing because he got nothing.
Still, he kept the scales on a...
2024-11-15 17:54:59 +0000 UTC View PostThe dragonic turtle rumbled as it passed above them. The light of the Current wasn’t really coming from above, but somehow, the giant being still cast its shadow over everything below it. Its presence was all-encompassing, heavy. It felt like a constant telepathic link and at any moment, Henry ...
2024-11-15 17:54:50 +0000 UTC View PostThe man stood up as he studied Ethan. Ethan studied him back, and the first thing his eyes picked up was the man’s bare feet.
Where are his shoes? I’m not one to talk, but that can’t be comfortable.
The stranger wore a black t-shirt with a popular metal band’s logo on...
2024-11-14 19:03:04 +0000 UTC View PostHenry spent some tokens and finally brought his ephemeral skills into his class. Occasionally, he had to pause and let the clones that his scouting Octomind was creating out, then caught himself.
Why am I doing this myself?
Henry ordered one of his idle Octominds to ta...
2024-11-14 19:02:56 +0000 UTC View PostA/N: New week! It was fun reading the comments on the last chapter and I hope you enjoy this week's chapters as well. Thank you all for reading and for your support.
Edit on the last chapter (1.38): The prime wand gives stat boosts for every manifested form, so when Ethan slotted [Breath Gl...
2024-11-13 18:39:41 +0000 UTC View PostA/N: New week!
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Henry didn’t know how long the process had taken.
It could have been hours. It could have been a couple of days. It might have been the former, but it most certainly felt like the latter and it was with great relief that the pulling and moving in...
2024-11-13 18:39:30 +0000 UTC View PostA/N: And here's the fourth of the week! This one was fun to write and let me know what you think of the choices in the comment. I was gonna do a poll for the final one, but then worried the choice might not be a great fit, and I still need to keep writing and a poll would delay things... Still, I...
2024-11-09 20:49:46 +0000 UTC View PostA/N: Sorry for the delay! I was swamped with work and my computer died (you'd know if you were reading Scorching).
I hope you you enjoyed this week's chapters! See you next week and thank you for your support. You all rock!
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Which combination w...
2024-11-09 01:29:25 +0000 UTC View PostA/N: Hey all! Apologies for the delay. 1.38 is coming out tomorrow and in case you're not keeping track of RR, there was a big change in one of the earlier chapter. More folk pointed the issues with Lance's encounter, and I had to work on it and fix or I wouldn't be able to relax.
Someone h...
2024-11-09 01:15:00 +0000 UTC View PostHey all,
my (main) computer is dead. You'll still be getting four chapters this week, but I don't think today's chapter will be ready on time. I'll try to do both tomorrow or it'll be tomorrow and Saturday,
sorry 'bout that. See you tomorrow
2024-11-07 22:01:11 +0000 UTC View PostWith Shiftiness upgraded and done, Henry moved on to Misdirection next and this Aspect did have secondary skills to upgrade.
Misdirection of the Trickster (C) - Level 1
Inkjet
Actives:
F-R...
2024-11-07 21:56:07 +0000 UTC View PostA/N: I'm having some computer problems and it might (but it shouldn't) cause a delay in this week's chapters. My motherboard is dying, I think. It's barely a year old...
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Ethan quickly had eyes on his first victim, barely minutes after stepping out of the t...
2024-11-06 20:38:06 +0000 UTC View PostA/N: I'm having some computer problems and it might (but it shouldn't) cause a delay in this week's chapters. My motherboard is dying, I think. It's barely a year old...
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A giant blue claw bopped Henry on the head.“[Dammit Henry! I just caught up and you de...
A/N: New week! Thank you all for subscribing and for renewing.
After this week, I'm moving down to 3 chapters/week instead of 4/week. As some of you know, I'm also doing 3/week on Undersea, and 6/week is a more sustainable schedule for me (especially as I have some editing/backlog to work o...
2024-11-05 19:57:47 +0000 UTC View PostA/N: Thank you for your support!
EDIT: I did an edit on chapter 1.26 to frame the encounter and the decision to deal with Lance a bit better. Events have not changed, but the setup/rationalization has been tweaked. Details in the chapter itself
2024-11-01 19:35:02 +0000 UTC
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Henry cursed profusely as he threw caution to the wind and started dumping all of his arsenal of venoms into the open wound he dug up, which broke the squid out of its panicked state.
The timing was infuriating. But at least his mana was back to full thanks to the squid’s prodigious reser...
2024-11-01 19:34:43 +0000 UTC View PostThe bright blue lights of the second layer came into view as Ethan assigned all of his three free points to Mana, bringing it up to 18. It was still the lowest of his stats but to be fair, he just started feeling its limitation so he probably wasn’t too far behind.
Well, he ...
2024-10-31 17:27:16 +0000 UTC View PostHenry decided to consume both shrimp cores, and use the squid and everything he had remaining for upgrade. With the decision made, he confirmed his choice and basked into the intense magic released by the shrimp cores as it sunk into his powerful body.
This will get me closer to bringin...
2024-10-31 17:27:04 +0000 UTC View PostA/N: As always, I'm super grateful for the support. Hope you enjoy and see you tomorrow!
EDIT: In case you missed it (and thanks to Kanashii for reminding me), I added more clarity to the choice of the dagger in the last chapter. Hopefully it flows better and it makes more sense. Her...
2024-10-30 19:43:03 +0000 UTC View PostA/N: Thank you so much for your support! See you tomorrow for the next one :)
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A concept empowered discharge of electric current lit up the cavern with a flashing and unsettling red. It arced out of Henry’s arms and onto the crustaceans like a bolt of thunder, makin...
2024-10-30 19:42:53 +0000 UTC View PostA/N: New week! A somewhat relaxed chapter but it'll be picking up speed very soon. Also, please check the note at the bottom after.
Cheers!
EDIT: Added more clarity to the choice of the dagger. Hopefully it flows better and makes more sense
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A/N: Big thanks to the new and old subscribers! I hope you enjoyed this week's chapters, and I'll see you next week for the next batch (or in the comments)
Enjoy the weekend!
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Fire exploded out of the monitor lizard’s jaw, but Ethan didn’t have a lot of time to con...
A/N: Big thanks to the new and old subscribers! I hope you enjoyed this week's chapters, and I'll see you next week for the next batch (or in the comments)
Enjoy the weekend!
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The crab disappeared into his Maw while Henry dove into a wide crevi...
2024-10-25 19:46:13 +0000 UTC View PostA/N: Thank you so much to the new subscribers (and old, always)! I'm sure not everyone reads both stories but if you do, you get thanked twice. There's nothing you can do about it.
See you tomorrow!
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Henry woke up from his nap with a mild head...
2024-10-24 22:03:44 +0000 UTC View PostA/N: More subscribers! Thank you all so much!
Also sorry for the later chapter. It should be ready faster tomorrow, and this weekend should allow me to get ahead a bit. We'll see! I'm definitely looking forward for the RisingStars stress to be over.
See you tomorrow!
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A/N: Huge thanks to all the new subscribers!
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The sounds of muffled steps echoed in the sloping tunnel as Ethan made his way down. His claws were out, but they weren’t ignited yet.
The tunnel was bright enough thanks to the blue and purple fung...
2024-10-23 15:39:50 +0000 UTC View Post